Dec 16, 2010 0
by Christopher Shay
The idea of eating local and organic food has gone mainstream in the United States. But in Hong Kong, where most food is imported and agriculture space is limited, the sustainable-food movement has struggled to gain momentum. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec 7, 2010 0
by Christopher Shay
My slideshow of some of Hong Kong’s most beautiful urban trees. In a city known for its skyscrapers, there are a few stunning old trees still hanging on. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec 7, 2010 0
by Christopher Shay
Before Nathan Road was a busy shopping street, it was home to majestic trees, not high-rises. Three rows of banyan trees, planted in the 1860s, formed a bucolic landscape of dark wispy roots and leaves that lined the entire street. But as real-estate developments started to block the sunlight and new asphalt prevented growth, the trees began a slow decline. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec 5, 2010 0
by Christopher Shay
A slideshow—captions by me—for the WSJ depicting the early days of Hong Kong. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec 2, 2010 0
by Christopher Shay
David Godfrey and his wife, Tracey, used to live in an apartment overlooking Discovery Bay. But years of watching boats from their balcony gave them a longing for life on the water—and in 2008, they moved into the 70-foot-long Strangely Brown, docked in a marina on the Gold Coast. Read the rest of this entry »
Nov 30, 2010 0
by Christopher Shay / Macau
My slideshow on the history of Playboy Clubs accompanied my article on Playboy’s new business strategy.
Published on TIME.com on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010
Nov 30, 2010 0
by Christopher Shay / Macau
On the evening of Nov. 20, Scott Flanders, CEO of Playboy Enterprises, was all smiles, and it wasn’t just because there were Playboy bunnies draped on either side of him. Going by the company’s third-quarter results — a loss of $27.4 million was announced earlier this month as the brand’s traditional outlets struggle with online competition — you wouldn’t think he’d be in the celebrating mood. But with this week’s opening of the Playboy Club Macao, Flanders is confident he’s found a place for the iconic company in the digital age. Instead of relying on American men buying magazines and watching cable, the company’s profits will depend on two seemingly unlikely demographics: Asian women and cosmopolitan clubgoers. Read the rest of this entry »
Nov 3, 2010 0
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Oct 29, 2010 0
by Christopher Shay
The iconic portrait of 2011 TED Prize winner JR, jumping in front of a bold pair of eyes, was shot by the photographer and writer Christopher Shay. The story of how this photo came to be is an interesting one — and we asked Shay to tell it: Read the rest of this entry »
Sep 9, 2010 0
by Christopher Shay
Like a pair of male turkeys puffing up their chests at each other, the U.S. and Chinese militaries are back at it again, engaging in tit-for-tat military exercises in the Yellow Sea. On Sept. 4, the Chinese navy finished live artillery maneuvers, using some of its newest planes, ships and battlefield weaponry in a publicly announced show of military strength. Though Chinese state media called the war games “routine,” the timing of the event — just days before a scheduled U.S.-South Korea anti-submarine exercise in the same waters — suggests it’s more likely an attempt to send the U.S. a simple message: This is our backyard.